Battle of Forceville

The Battle of Forceville (27 June 1918) was a battle of World War I that occurred when the Imperial German Army launched a series of assaults against Allied positions in the Picardy region of northern France. The Germans repelled an Allied assault on their trench positions, and the German counterattack managed to capture the French jumpoff line before proceeding to assault the Allied reserve positions. The Germans overwhelmed the Allied lines, and they succeeded in capturing the Allied trench and driving the Allies back.